Comparison

Protein Habit vs The Fast

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Protein Habit

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Eating enough protein is crucial for muscle growth, but tracking it can be a hassle. Protein Count makes it simple—log your intake, stay on top of your goals, and make every workout count. Features: - Save time by adding your most common foods for quick selection - Log custom protein entries daily to keep your progress on track - Search foods from our AI search engine - Find high protein recipes for your goals - Personalize the app with custom fonts and accent colors to match your style Never miss your protein target again—download Protein Count today! Privacy Policy URL: https://northof60labs.com/proteinhabit/privacy Terms & Conditions URL: https://northof60labs.com/proteinhabit/terms

About

The Fast

Track your intermittent fasting with a visually engaging timer and home screen widgets. Monitor your progress, view your history, and share your fasting journey. Optional sign-in syncs your data across devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable fasting timer
  • Home screen widgets
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island support
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Fasting history calendar
  • Shareable fasting records
Features
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Fasting, at your pace. Choose a duration and start. A slowly moving record marks the time, with elapsed time and time remaining always within reach. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Small and medium widgets keep your fast in view. Choose elapsed time or time remaining. The larger widget shows both, with the full record and progress. Live Activities keep the timer on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. ON YOUR WRIST Check your timer, choose a duration for this fast, and start or end from Apple Watch. Add a watch-face complication for quick access. Requires The Fast on your paired iPhone. A MONTH, ON RECORD Browse your fasting history in a simple calendar. Finished goals retain their record color. Early endings appear in gray. Open any day to see each fast. YOURS TO SHARE Share one fast or your whole month as a single image. Include record details and exact times when you want to. LIGHT BY DESIGN Use the timer, history and widgets without an account. Your records stay on your device unless you sign in to save them across devices. Optional Apple, Google or email sign-in lets you keep records across devices. Free to use. No ads. The Fast records time. It does not provide medical or dietary advice.

Screenshots

Protein Habit4 screens
The Fast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Fast at none against Protein Habit's 4. The Fast also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Protein Habit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. The Fast asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Protein Habit ships an update weekly, The Fast daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Protein Habit versus The Fast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProtein HabitThe Fast
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorth of 60 LabsPrime Adventure LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Protein Habit

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$12.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
None

The Fast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Protein Habit free?
Protein Habit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Fast free?
The Fast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Protein Habit or The Fast have ads?
Neither Protein Habit nor The Fast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Protein Habit or The Fast?
Protein Habit ships an update weekly, and The Fast daily. Most recently, Protein Habit was updated on November 8, 2026 and The Fast on November 10, 2026.

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